India can adopt Brazil's flex-fuel model to support its E20 petrol transition

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Brazil's flex-fuel model offers a viable solution for India's ethanol transition, allowing vehicles to run on various ethanol-petrol blends. India's E20 rollout faces challenges like mileage drops and engine wear in older vehicles. Brazil's system, developed over decades, provides consumer choice and price incentives for ethanol. However, India's water-intensive agriculture and food security concerns differ from Brazil's sugarcane cultivation, posing hurdles for large-scale ethanol production and infrastructure.


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